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Stock footage is a great way to incorporate clips into your video that may be near impossible for you to capture on your own. The toughest part is knowing which stock footage libraries are worth your time...and money. Our stock footage library reviews do all the sifting for you.

Increasing Your Inventory Using Stock Footage Libraries

Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:00am

Don't think of Stock Footage as using someone else's work, but as an offering of a larger video staff. The shot you need could be in a stock footage library.
Making Money With Stock Video Footage

Learn how to create stock video footage and make money selling it over the Internet on stock photo/video sites.
Stock Footage Wanted!

Anonymous (not verified) - Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:00am

The market for stock footage is booming. Videographers can now make money by offering stock video clips to online stock footage libraries...
Shutterstock to Extend Subscriptions from 30 days to One Year for the same price.

jburkhart - March 13th, 2009

Shutterstock announced today that they were extending their subscription period from 30 days to one year for the same price. This allows you to download stock video clips over a one year period, giving the subscriber much greater flexibility as new projects come up throughout the year. Press Release Below: Shutterstock Extends All Footage Subscriptions from 30 Days to Full Year Without Raising Prices
iStockphoto.com moves into Audio and Royalty Free Music

jburkhart - February 12th, 2009

iStockphoto.com sent us a nice little note today that their new Royalty Free Music section iStockaudio was now open for business. They're not announcing it to the wide world until March, but figured Videomaker readers might want to get a heads up, and get a chance to upload some of your original scores to the site before everyone comes knocking. It's also a good place to look for new royalty free music for your video projects.
Digital Switch Returns

Tom Skowronski - January 28th, 2009

Even after yesterday's rallies, the House defeated the bill to put a delay on the all-digital transition to June 12. This means that the original date, Feb. 17 is still the landmark starting line for a new all-digital television era... After all the relaxing, it's time to start stressing about what TV to go after yet again. The Washington Post reports on the bill being defeated here.
Advanced Video SFX

Derek Sine - November 12th, 2008

Need some help sucking the soul out of someones body? Want to create an energy ball in the middle of the city? How about a giant crater, in the center of the road? If you do, a great site to check out is Videocopilot.net!
New Gear hot off the presses

Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:00am

TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 provides frame-accurate MPEG-2 editing...Artbeats has added to its Ultra collection of clips shot at 1000fps... Focus' FS-5 direct capture device can be attached to many DV and HDV camcorders.
Shutterstock Announces On-Demand Subscription Plans

cfulton - August 08th, 2008

Reprinted from a Shutterstock press release: Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, unveiled four new "On Demand" subscription plans today. These innovative lower-commitment plans allow subscribers to download stock photos, illustrations and vectors anytime over a one-year period without any daily or monthly download limits.
iStockphoto Launching Stock Audio

mhageman - May 14th, 2008

Reprinted from an iStockphoto press release: Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, vector illustrations, Flash files and audio for purchase under one payment model, on one convenient site.